7 pm, April 5. Jays vs A's, Drabek vs Harden. At game time, it's 11° C in a light mist. The forecast calls for a chance of showers. You want the roof:
| Closed |  62 (75.61%) |
| Open | 20 (24.39%) |
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It depends, is my wife at the game with me or not?
Open. With wife or without. It is normally borderline gross when two 50+ers snuggle in public; a cold rain is an exception to this rule. :)
The only caveat is that if it looks like heavy rain is likely early, I would not be so keen. My concern would be about making sure Drabek got a chance to get his innings in, without disruption while the dome closes. It would be different in September.
The only caveat is that if it looks like heavy rain is likely early, I would not be so keen. My concern would be about making sure Drabek got a chance to get his innings in, without disruption while the dome closes. It would be different in September.
Closed. It's a pain in the ass putting on a lens hood for the camera! :D That's what we have the roof for.
Closed. It may be 11 degrees at 7:00, but it will be a lot cooler by the fourth inning. I can wear a jacket, but the pitcher doesn't.
I'll bet Al Leiter agrees with me. Granted the 140 pitches was an especially bad idea, but the weather conditions that night were exactly the same...
I'll bet Al Leiter agrees with me. Granted the 140 pitches was an especially bad idea, but the weather conditions that night were exactly the same...
Closed, actually I'd want it closed even with clear skies. No use risking any of our players stiffening up between innings and pulling something. I particularly don't want to risk Drabek for those reasons. Harden will get injured regardless of circumstances but given he's Canadian I'd prefer to spare him too.
Open. Everything about baseball is better when the Dome's open.